Jakob Sande (1 December 1906 – 16 March 1967) was a Norwegian writer, poet and

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from Dale in

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. His parents were Andreas Sande and Ragna Margrete (born Barsnes). He married Solveig Ytterlid in 1942 and they had a daughter, Siri, in 1943. He wrote all his texts in

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, one of the two official Norwegian written language forms. His work helped secure a special place on the Norwegian culture-scene for the municipality

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Biography

Sande was born on 1 December 1906 in the village of Dale in

in the county of

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, Norway. His parents, Anders (father) and Ragna Margrete (mother), lived at Klokkargarden. His career as a writer spanned from 1929 to 1967. He completed his cand philol exam in 1931, but then he went to work at sea as he had been drawn to that life from early on. In 1934 he started to work as a

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. After

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he moved to the same position at Ullern gymnas in Oslo. In 1963, he decided to quit teaching and devote his life to writing. That year he received a

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of 15 000

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and was promised the same for 1964 and 1965. His later years were marked by ill health. He died on 16 March 1967 at age 61.

Writings

Sande's first poems were published in 1929 in a volume titled ''Svarte næter'' (''Black Nights''). The book was not welcomed by conservative Christians because of language deemed "straightforward" and "foul" for that time. Other readers loved the work's sense of humor, irony, and his wonderful descriptions of nature. His second book of poems, ''Storm frå vest'', was published in 1931. Conservative Christians criticized this work as well, even though one of the poems, "Salme," was later used in a collection of religious poems. In 1933, the book ''Frå Sundfjord til Rio'' (''From

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'') was published. In three parts, the book described the sea, differences between the officers and the crew, bordellos, ports, and fighting in pubs. 1939 saw the publication of ''Krossen og sleggja'' (''The Cross and the Sledgehammer''), a collection of all his previous poems, as well as ten new ones. One of his most famous poems, "Da Daniel drog" ("When Daniel Left") was published in the collection ''Guten og Grenda'' (''The Boy and the Village''). The poem is sometimes referred to as "Vesle Daniel" ("Little Daniel"). ''Korn og klunger'' was published in 1950, and ''Sirius'' in 1955. His last book, ''Det kveldar på Kobbeskjer'', was published in 1961. His poems vary from a burlesque and a sometimes grotesque humor as in ''Kallen og katten'' and ''Likfunn'' to high emotionality as in ''Fløytelåt'' and ''Vesle Daniel'' His beautiful song '' Det lyser i stille grender'' is included in most Norwegian books of hymns and is a very popular Christmas song. His poem ''Etter ein rangel'' is very famous. Many of Jakob Sande's poems have been set to music. Two of the most popular groups who specialise in Jakob Sande lyrics are Aftenlandet and Jubelhornet.

Awards

Gyldendal's Endowment Gyldendal's Endowment was a literature prize which was awarded in the period 1934–1995 by the Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The prize was awarded to significant authors, regardless of which publisher the author was associated w ...

for 1952 *

Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize ( sv, Doblougska priset, no, Doblougprisen) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. T ...

for 1966

Commemoration

*In 2002, 35 years after his death, Sande's birth community of Dale erected a statue by sculptor Sivert Donali in tribute to Sande's poem "Vesle Daniel.
Picture of Vesle Daniel statue
*In 2006 on Jacob Sande's 100 years anniversary, the Faroese singer and composer Hanus G. Johansen released an album with poems by Jakob Sande, which Hanus G. had composed melodies for. The album was called ''Frå leddigen – Jakob Sande-dikt i færøysk tonedrakt''. The music was played by the Faroese ensemble Aldubáran.Olavurjacobsen.com, HANUS and ALDUBÁRAN

References

External links

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The Jakob Sande Association
(in English). {{DEFAULTSORT:Sande, Jakob 1906 births 1967 deaths People from Fjaler People from Sunnfjord Nynorsk-language writers 20th-century Norwegian poets Norwegian male poets Norwegian folk singers Dobloug Prize winners 20th-century Norwegian male singers 20th-century Norwegian male writers